"Have they all been sent away?"
Listening to Shanna slowly recounting the rescue operation at Hogwarts last night, Albert was not surprised by the final result, but was very disappointed with the five family members.
"You seem disappointed. Is it because they were hesitant until the very end?" Sana guessed the reason why Albert was in a bad mood. He had always hoped that more wizards would bravely stand up against the mysterious man so that they could defeat him in the final battle.
“It’s a bit disappointing indeed.
However, I can understand their choice.
People tend to seek benefits and avoid harm. If I were in their shoes, I would probably do the same.
No one likes to be involved in a war.”
Albert noticed the expression on Shanna's face and laughed softly, "People always like to watch others kill each other and bleed. But have they ever thought that as long as they stay in Britain, they will inevitably be involved in this wizard war, and no one can stay out of it.
After all, you can't go to You-Know-Who or the Death Eaters and tell them you're staying neutral in a war, can you?"
"I never counted on those fence-sitters from the beginning." Shanna was a little angry when she talked about this. She even said without reservation, "They would rather believe the Death Eaters and entrust their lives to the mercy of the Death Eaters than to believe us. I really don't understand what's in their minds."
The families of the five members of Dumbledore's Army eventually had their memories forcibly altered and were sent away from Britain according to the script arranged in advance by Albert to live in temporary seclusion in other countries, waiting for the end of the wizarding war.
"Maybe it's because they are... cheap!" Albert said with a smile, "It's a common problem among most humans. We have encountered similar cases many times."
Albert actually knew the reason. The Death Eaters would do something to them, but they would not.
Moreover, living under Voldemort's oppression for a long time led them to believe that Voldemort would be the ultimate winner. Dumbledore was already dead, so it was natural for someone to surrender to the enemy to keep himself safe.
The most important reason is that they have never been persecuted and are still holding on to that last bit of hope.
Most people only realize their mistakes when they are about to die.
"Those 28 people deserved what happened to them."
Shanna felt that Albert should not have saved those five people and let other wizards take a closer look at what would happen if they believed in Death Eaters.
Cruel consequences are more likely to make others face reality.
Albert looked at Shanna deeply and said calmly: "We need to unite others."
In fact, Albert had thought about using their deeds as a bloody teaching example, but he gave up in the end. It was more important to unite the students of Hogwarts, and this incident could also become a classic case. He believed that there was never a shortage of similar guys in this world, and when they unfortunately died, they could also serve as warning cases. By that time, it would no longer be his problem.
"What if the Death Eaters use similar methods again and prepare a bigger trap to lure us into it?" Shanna expressed her concerns. She felt that the Death Eaters were not capable of doing such a thing.
Albert walked to the window, looked outside at the people discussing last night's rescue operation, and whispered: "As long as the Death Eaters are sane, they won't do that."
"Because the Defense Association has more and more members?"
After last night's rescue operation, Shanna could clearly feel the growing strength of the association.
"No, it's because I'm here!" Albert shook his head and said, "Although this may sound a bit arrogant, this is the situation."
"When wizards become extremely powerful, they can influence certain things. For example, the Death Eaters were able to control the Ministry of Magic because of the mysterious man. The Order of the Phoenix was willing to temporarily follow my command because they had lost Dumbledore and were in urgent need of finding new shelter and power to help them win the wizard war."
"So... is that so?"
Shanna thought of the former Hogwarts. When Dumbledore was still alive, it was a pure land that even the mysterious man could not peek into.
"Yes, after all, it is a magical world..."
“But aren’t you all a little too excited now? I mean, the constant victories seem to have made them... go to their heads!” Sana also walked to the window, looking at the people below who were enjoying the food and tasting the victory in the sun.
"Maybe, but they still need to accumulate confidence through continuous victories." Albert didn't care much about it. "Our enemy is a mysterious man. Many wizards need to muster up great courage even to hear his real name, let alone confront them head-on. Moreover, British wizards also need confidence, don't they?"
“After all, the majority prefers to be on the side of the winner… and we need to give them a chance.”
"Is this your new quote?" Shannah winked mischievously. "After this wizard war is over, you don't mind if I publish a memoir with your quote. I'm sure it will make me a lot of money."
"That's a good idea. I also think it's necessary to write something to let everyone know the truth about this wizard war. Although the truth is sometimes very cruel, I think it's still necessary to let everyone see the true face of some people."
"A lot of people will get mad at that."
Shanna was surprised that Albert planned to cruelly tear open the scar. It was obvious that the British wizarding world had become such a terrible state not just because of the relationship between Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
"Yes, there must be quite a few, but Nelson Tobin's case reminds me that there are more victims in this wizard war. They need an explanation, and it is not enough to just end it because the dead are Muggle wizards." Albert said self-deprecatingly, "If I were not strong enough, my ending would not be so good."
"Of course, I didn't plan to do anything, I just wrote some memoirs to remind future generations to always remember this history and cherish the hard-earned peace."
"Are you planning to nail certain people to the pillar of shame in history forever?" Sana was extremely shocked by Albert's actions, but she believed that with Albert's ability, there must be a way to preserve this history forever. She just didn't know how people in future generations would view this history and those wizards who compromised with the dark forces.
"Don't you think this is interesting? There was a criminal law in ancient Rome called 'recording murder', and I just used it the other way around." Albert said softly, "I remember someone once said that people who don't know pain don't know what peace is, let alone cherish it, so they'd better remember the cruelty of this war and remember that peace is hard-won."
"Is this your new motto?" Sannah savored the meaning of this.
“No.” Albert shook his head and said, “Let’s go to the banquet too, otherwise all the delicious food will be eaten up by them.”